Chapter 128
Mrs. Zhou pointed at Xiong Jun, thought again, then smiled and said:
"Oh, I forgot. Niu Ju, born to your elder sister, has a good relationship with Sheng Jiaojiao. Your family is also poor now. What's the matter? I'm right. Everyone in the Qi family has been locked up. In the palm of Sheng Jiaojiao alone, no one will be left behind."

Xiong Jun standing outside the earthen house smiled wryly,
"That's right, even if the Qi family has earned gold and silver, it has nothing to do with us people. It's just that the Qi family has earned money from the Qi family. I just don't quite understand it."

Before he could say anything else, Old Master Zhou, who was sitting on the threshold, tapped the pipe on the ground, a little impatiently,
"You people, why don't you think about what life we ​​lived in previous years, and what life we ​​lived this year. If Jiao Niang didn't meet your expectations, you feel ashamed?"

It's better to live a better life, but I don't remember how many people in Zhishou County would starve to death in previous years. Not to mention the Zhou family alone, several children starved to death.

But this year, no one has ever heard of starvation at all.

This is related to Tan Ji's timely distribution of military pay, and it is also related to Jiao Niang's collection of grain and the sale of grain at a low price.

The Qi family has had a good time this year. In the eyes of this group of people, it can be regarded as a prosperous career, but how many things have the Qi family done?

But don’t talk about others, only Qi Zhou’s, who used to know how to work in the fields with a hoe, now it’s said that they are all carrying baskets on their backs, dealing with servants of the nobles in the collection, learning how to sell embroidery with a brilliant tongue. product.

But at the same time, what are the Zhou family and the Xiong family doing?They stretched their necks, waiting for the Qi family to send them money.

Although they are family members connected by his own blood, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but want to say that these people are really shameless.

Xiong Jun glanced at Mr. Zhou, and instead of answering Mr. Zhou's nonsense, he looked at Mr. Zhou and said with a smile:

"Master, let's take a step to talk, how about?"

Uncle Zhou looked at Mrs. Zhou hesitantly. He didn't have any ideas. Over the years, everything in the family was decided by Mrs. Zhou.

Mrs. Zhou gave Uncle Zhou a push, made a face, and asked him to listen.

Xiong's family and Zhou's family are both in Huangshi Village, and the sons of the two families have close contacts on weekdays, but today Xiong Jun found Zhou's family on purpose, there must be something.

Uncle Zhou followed Xiong Jun obediently.

Sitting on the threshold, Mrs. Zhou was smoking a pipe with her eyes lowered, looking disappointed that she couldn't care about it, and didn't want to.

It's not a good thing to be left and right, and he doesn't want to hear it.

After a long time, Uncle Zhou came back with a face full of doubts, but Xiong Jun had already left. Several members of the Zhou family saw that Uncle Zhou's expression was not right, but when they asked him, he didn't say anything. Go south for a few days.

On the same day, Xiong Jun and Uncle Zhou went to Nanji to do business.

On the second day, in the field of cows and chrysanthemums, green spikes of wild vegetables emerged from wherever fertilization had been applied, and the color was still extraordinarily fresh and tender, and it looked quite full of water.

The ladies invited by Niu Ju to plow the ground were all surprised.

However, because Niuju's field is too big, and it's all beside the water, it doesn't make people have any doubts. I'm just surprised that these wild vegetables can still grow wild vegetables in the fields that have just been picked. The buds come.

So one by one, they put the land-growing treasures sold by the Qi family on the altar, wanting to double the price, and buy the land-growing treasures from Niu Ju to return to the fertile land.

Naturally, Niu Ju would not do it. She has more than ten acres of land, and the land planting treasures for this cart are not enough. From the current point of view, there is probably more than half of the land that cannot be fertilized.

She had no choice but to shovel the wild vegetables that had just sprouted in the ground cruelly, and plant the seeds of golden sore medicine.

It was when she was busy in the field that Xiong Jun and Xiong Lin, with Uncle Zhou and a few others, found the edge of the water pond and wanted to take Niu Ju to Nanji.

The matter started arguing at the edge of the water, and soon spread to Sheng Jiaojiao.

She was drinking tea and reading a book on a newly made bamboo chair outside the Wild Immortal Pavilion. Mastiff was lying at her feet, and when the hot water on the small red clay stove next to her was boiling, she stood up and greeted Sheng Jiaojiao. Hum twice.

A little girl next to her was sitting in the Wild Immortal Pavilion writing. When the mastiff hummed, she put down the brush in her hand and got up to pour a pot of tea for Sheng Jiaojiao.

Sheng Jiaojiao was picky while reading the book:

"Ladies of the imperial capital, everyone is good at tea art. Your gestures and steps of making tea are not correct. You have to know that although in Zhishou County, this is not something that girls should learn, but you will be good at it." In the future, tea art, regardless of whether you are married or not, will have a wider path."

She was thinking that she had to find a female master who was good at tea art to teach the little girls among these orphans how to learn tea art, not only tea art but also piano, chess, calligraphy and painting would be best arranged.

This has nothing to do with the lintel, but Sheng Jiaojiao has been a queen all her life, and her cognition and knowledge have been elevated to a high level. She really can't see the little girl who grew up next to her, who can only read and write. .
With more talent, if someone is lucky enough to marry into a wealthy family in the future, they won't be looked down upon by others.

Even if she doesn't marry a wealthy family, she has some talents, but at least she has the skills to beg for food.

The little girl squatted down to salute well, the rules were not bad at all, just as she was about to do so, the third lady hurried into the forest, shouting,

"Jiao Jiaoer, Niu Niangzi has gone crazy, and she brought a group of men from Nanji to pull Niu Ju into the car, saying that she is sending Niu Ju to marry someone."

Sheng Jiaojiao, who was cocking her orchid fingers and holding a small thin teacup, froze in place for an instant, and asked with a frown:

"Niu Niangzi? Xiong Lin?"

Was her verbal warning not effective?Even though Niu Ju had already been warned, she brought someone here to marry Niu Ju?

Putting the teacup in her hand on the small table at the side again, Sheng Jiaojiao's expression changed, she stood up,
"No, Uncle Niu is not here today."

She hurried to the main room, and told the little girl beside her,

"Bring the cloak and tell Lord Dog to follow me to the water park."

Then he said to the third lady who ran in:
"I think Niu Niangzi is bewildered. Turn around and take her down, and teach Uncle Niu to make peace with her."

In a few words, Sheng Jiaojiao's great annoyance was revealed.

She doesn't easily make decisions for others, but out of habit, she feels reasonable, and the other party's actions are very disobedient to her, so she wants to make decisions for the Niu family.

While talking, the little girl and the third lady started to move, and after a while, the cloak was brought, Sheng Jiaojiao put on the cloak and went out, and when she hurried to the entrance of the village, the second dog of the militia team had already harnessed the carriage and was waiting at the entrance of the village.

Sheng Jiaojiao and the third lady got into the carriage, Ergou sat in front of the carriage, and said to Sheng Jiaojiao:

"Don't worry, Jiao Niang. After receiving your news, the militiamen in our village let the news pass. We must not let Niu Niangzi take Niu Ju away today."

Inside the carriage, the third lady looked nervously at Sheng Jiaojiao and asked:

"Jiao Jiao'er, don't we go like this without learning from others?"

She has also learned a few idioms recently, and the words are a bit nondescript, but the meaning is just that.

Xiong Lin is Niu Ju's biological mother. Since ancient times, when a woman marries, it is the order of her parents. Niu Niangzi doesn't want to marry Niu Ju, even if she wants to sell Niu Ju, that's all right.

No one would think there was anything wrong with this, but Sheng Jiaojiao was the one who was wrong, she was just Niu Ju's friend, why should she stop Niu Ju from marrying?

Sheng Jiaojiao sat in the swaying carriage, heard the words, opened her eyes, looked at the third lady,

"Now I can't be the master of other people, but I can be the master of the Qi family and the Niu family. I say that I won't let Niu Ju marry. If anyone wants to marry her, he will be against me, nothing else. Just because Niu Ju is my friend, I want her to live as she pleases, instead of living like all these people."

for what?I don't want to because of the cow chrysanthemum.

Because she had just taken out the contract, before the explanation, Niu Ju had already drawn and bet.

Because of her scheming, Niu Ju called her still full of trust, "Jiao Jiao, what Jiao Jiao said must be right."

For Niu Ju's devotion, for this girl, being able to live freely in the fields, and for her one day, she will realize her own bold words, she said, she will be the second richest person in Huangtu Village .

People's hearts are muddy, Sheng Jiaojiao doesn't want Niu Ju to damage the hearts of these shallow people.

The third lady looked at Sheng Jiaojiao and stopped talking. She felt that Sheng Jiaojiao's structure was so big, it was not the height that a person like her could look up to.

As a result, he felt a little bit of following Sheng Jiaojiao in his heart.

This idea is also ridiculous, because the third lady is Sheng Jiaojiao's elder after all, and this elder has a heart of submission to the younger generation, so it may be a joke if it is said.

For this reason, San Niangzi remained silent.

Soon we arrived at the waterside, where there were already many people surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside.

The third lady jumped out of the carriage and supported Sheng Jiaojiao just as she got out of the carriage, when she heard a commotion, Xiong Lin said loudly:
"My raw meat, why don't I have the right to let her marry someone? What are you doing to stop me? I just want to take Niu Ju, I want her to marry a rich man, and let her live a good life!"

Occasionally, Niu Ju's cry could be heard, her wrist was pinched in Xiong Jun's palm, she shook her head,

"I don't want to marry, Mommy, my father hasn't come back yet, and my father obviously doesn't agree with me getting married. I don't want to marry someone. Let me go."

The ladies onlookers also helped to persuade:

"Niu Niangzi, forget it, wait for Mother Ju and her father to come."

"Her father sent the luggage to the Northland, and she can't come back for a while. The master from Nanjun said, let me send someone over to see her as soon as possible. Don't get in the way, and don't ruin my girl's good marriage."

Xiong Lin's voice became sharper, this time she brought a lot of men, and she was about to push the crowd away and take Niu Ju away while speaking.

The militiamen patrolling nearby had already received Ergou's letter and surrounded Xiong Lin and the others, but refused to give way.

With an ugly face, Xiong Jun shouted angrily at the surrounding ladies and militia members:
"You people are really meddling in your own business. My elder sister is going to marry her daughter. You meddle in so much business. You must be full."

"How do you talk? The folks in the big hometown, if something goes wrong, why are you meddling in your own business?"

"You also know that everyone is on a blind date. If it is a blind date, it shouldn't be such a bad marriage."

Xiong Lin's side and the militia team's side began to quarrel loudly. They all said that the public was right, and the mother said the woman was right.

For a while, there was a sound of pushing and cursing in front of them, and it seemed a little chaotic.

Sheng Jiaojiao stood outside the crowd with San Niangzi and Er Gou, frowning and looking at the chaos ahead.

After listening for a while, the third lady was so angry that she wanted to roll up her sleeves,

"Is Niu Niangzi crazy? It may not be difficult for their family now? Why do you have to toss about Niu Ju so much? Where did you come from the Nanjun merchant? He is not a person who knows everything. If you marry someone so far away, you will not be afraid of cattle. Did you get bullied after Ju passed?"

Sheng Jiaojiao frowned, the dust was flying in front of her, it was obvious that there was going to be a commotion, and there was a tendency to make a commotion.

There are more and more people watching, she has sharp eyes, seeing that there are many unfamiliar faces in the crowd, she uses a round fan to cover her face, and asks the second dog beside her,
"Master Dog, are there some people in front who are not from our jumping horse lake?"

Ergou took a look, nodded and said:
"A few are bums from Nanji."

"A bum from the southern collection. What are you doing here?"

There are three villages in one village in the north of the county, the upper one, the upper one, and the lower one. Now that the upper one is sealed off, people from the six villages will go to the southern one if they want to do business.

As a result, Nanji achieved a short-term prosperity.

Those who have reached the age but have not joined the army, who have no land to plant at home, and those who do not even go to the militia, are actually not very popular wherever they go.

Therefore, when Sheng Jiaojiao heard that there were bums in the chaotic crowd ahead, Sheng Jiaojiao felt that it was a bit strange.

She tilted her head slightly, and said to Ergou:

"Bring back the militiamen at the front. It's too chaotic. Let me see how many people are making trouble."

Er Gou responded, and just about to move, there was already a fight ahead, a large group of people included militiamen, women, children, people from the Zhou family and the Xiong family, and some unknowingly so-called bums.

Seeing this situation, Sheng Jiaojiao took a few steps back, grabbed the third lady, frowned and said:

"Something's wrong, let's go back first, let people watch Niu Ju along the way, and wait for the opportunity to save people."

Obviously, everything today is too coincidental.

The third lady was protecting Sheng Jiaojiao and was about to leave when a few men bumped into them. In the confusion, they raised a handful of powder and sprinkled it on the heads of the third lady and Sheng Jiaojiao.

Sheng Jiaojiao only felt a strange smell, and her eyes were dark. She hurriedly grabbed the third lady's hand, and said:
"Tell Tan Ji to go to the Zhou family and the Xiong family. This matter has nothing to do with them."

After the words fell, Sheng Jiaojiao didn't feel anything anymore.

When Sheng Jiaojiao woke up again, she was imprisoned in a courtyard on Nanji. Perhaps the person who tied her up didn't think she was a threat, so they didn't even have a rope, and threw her directly on the haystack. Lock the door and go out.

The room was very dark, and the smell in the air was not pleasant. Outside the window, there were faint voices of women welcoming guests and sending them off.

She was weak all over, and her head seemed drowsy due to the drug, so Sheng Jiaojiao closed her eyes and concentrated on thinking for a while.

(End of this chapter)

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